Michael Bloomberg PAC continues to spend big

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg gave his super PAC another $100,000 in January for a barrage of attack ads against Democrat Deborah Halvorson in the House special election to replace former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., in Illinois, according to new reports filed Wednesday.

Bloomberg’s donation to his super PAC, Independence USA, was the only donation the group received in January.

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The group ended January with $78,377 in the bank, meaning it likely received a fresh influx of cash from Bloomberg again in February to continue the group’s efforts in Illinois. Besides opposing Halvorson, the super PAC has also spent money backing lawmaker Robin Kelly.

The super PAC, which Bloomberg created in October, spent more than $9 million in the 2012 election opposing NRA-friendly candidates.